From Proto-Finnic *kaima (compare Estonian kaim, Proto-Samic *kuojmē), borrowed from Proto-Baltic (compare Lithuanian káimas, Latvian ciems). Northern Sami gaiˈbmât (“to adapt to a companion, to enjoy company”), from Proto-Samic *kājmē, is a later borrowing from Finnic.
kaima
| Inflection of kaima (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kaima | kaimat | |
| genitive | kaiman | kaimojen | |
| partitive | kaimaa | kaimoja | |
| illative | kaimaan | kaimoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kaima | kaimat | |
| accusative | nom. | kaima | kaimat |
| gen. | kaiman | ||
| genitive | kaiman | kaimojen kaimain rare | |
| partitive | kaimaa | kaimoja | |
| inessive | kaimassa | kaimoissa | |
| elative | kaimasta | kaimoista | |
| illative | kaimaan | kaimoihin | |
| adessive | kaimalla | kaimoilla | |
| ablative | kaimalta | kaimoilta | |
| allative | kaimalle | kaimoille | |
| essive | kaimana | kaimoina | |
| translative | kaimaksi | kaimoiksi | |
| abessive | kaimatta | kaimoitta | |
| instructive | — | kaimoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||